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Campaigns / 2 February 2017

Open letter: Transnational Humanist organizations call on Greece to abolish ‘blasphemy’

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and the European Humanist Federation (EHF) are calling on Greece’s new human rights chief…

Humanists International News / 23 January 2017

Humanists and civil rights activists mourn and celebrate life of Ramon Casha

We are deeply saddened by the death of Ramon Casha, chair of the Malta Humanist Association, and a campaigner of…

General news / 13 January 2017

Pakistan’s “disappeared” activists – What we know

Update 28 January 2017: The five activists and bloggers have now reportedly been released, however, they are alleged to have…

Humanists International News / 6 December 2016

New “Online Edition” of the Freedom of Thought Report launched today

The world’s only global report focusing on discrimination and persecution faced by the non-religious has a new “Online Edition”, launched…

Advocacy Statement / 2016 / Denmark / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review /

UPR statement on Denmark

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 32nd Session (13th June – 1st July 2016) UPR:…

Humanists International News / 11 November 2016

Build bridges, not walls

IHEU statement on the US Presidential election The International Humanist and Ethical Union is fundamentally aligned with equality — for…

Advocacy Statement / 2016 / Algeria / UN Human Rights Council / Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action /

Blasphemy in Egypt, Algeria and Bangladesh

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 32nd Session (13th June – 1st July 2016) General Debate on Item…

Advocacy Statement / 2016 / Egypt / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention /

Persecution of Ashraf Fayadh, Sherif Gaber and Karim al-Banna

International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 31st Session (29th February – 24th March 2016) General Debate on…

Conferences / 19 October 2016

We must resist “debased” forms of freedom of religion or belief

President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), Andrew Copson, spoke this morning at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth…

Advocacy News / 28 September 2016

In wake of Jordanian writer’s murder, IHEU calls for abolition of anti-blasphemy laws

On Sunday (25th September), Christian writer and political activist, Nahed Hattar, was murdered on the steps of a law court…

Advocacy News / 26 September 2016

Humanists call on Greece to ban incitement to hatred and abolish blasphemy

At the UN a group of humanist NGOs have called on Greece to decriminalise blasphemy in the country and ensure that…

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